Granted Patent B2

US 12,529,566 · App. 17/499,461 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Inventor: Kyungjin You (Anyang-si, KR)

Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation

G01C21/3415G01C21/3461G01C21/3484G01C21/3685G01C21/3691G06Q10/1093

Abstract

Claims (71)

1 . A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by a communicator, a schedule including an appointment time and an appointment place of an appointment;

selecting, by a navigation system or a user, a guide route having the appointment place as a destination;

changing, by a controller, the schedule or the guide route based on whether the appointment place is reachable within the appointment time, whether the appointment place is changeable, or a vehicle driving condition;

determining, by the controller, that a first appointment participant of a plurality of appointment participants participating in the appointment is unable to arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time;

notifying, by the controller, the plurality of appointment participants of a change of the appointment time;

determining, by the controller, that the appointment place is not changeable after notifying the plurality of appointment participants of the change of the appointment time;

resetting, by the controller, the guide route based on the vehicle driving condition, wherein the vehicle driving condition comprises a driving difficulty of the guide route, a skill of a driver, whether or not the vehicle has an autonomous driving function, or whether the vehicle has a driving assistance function; and

moving the vehicle to the appointment place along the guide route, wherein the vehicle is moved autonomously in response to the vehicle having the autonomous driving function and wherein the vehicle is moved under user control in response to the vehicle not having the autonomous driving function,

wherein when a second appointment participant is within a pick-up range within the appointment time among the plurality of appointment participants, selecting a new guide route to pick up the second appointment participant according to the skill of the driver and the driving difficulty of a currently set guide route, and updating the currently set guide route to the new guide route,

wherein the skill of the driver is determined based on at least one of a plurality of criteria that comprises an elapsed time period since the driver obtained a driver's license, an accumulated driving distance of the vehicle for a certain period of time, whether the driver has an accident-free driving history, a number of accidents caused by the driver, and whether the driver has completed an education of driving school,

wherein the driving difficulty of the guide route is evaluated based on at least one of a plurality of criteria that comprises a slope or curvature of the guide route, a number of intersections on the guide route, and a frequency of accidents on the guide route,

wherein the resetting of the guide route is based on the autonomous driving function in response to the skill of the driver being lower than a predetermined value and the vehicle having the autonomous driving function, and

wherein the resetting of the guide route is based on the driving difficulty of the guide route in response to the skill of the driver being lower than the predetermined value and the vehicle lacking the autonomous driving function.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the appointment place is changeable after notifying the plurality of appointment participants of the change of the appointment time;

changing the appointment place to an alternative destination at which the appointment participants are able to arrive within the appointment time; and

resetting the guide route using the changed appointment place as a new destination.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein resetting the guide route is based on the driving difficulty of the guide route and the skill of the driver.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein resetting the guide route is based on whether the vehicle has the autonomous driving function and whether the vehicle has the driving assistance function.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that parking at the destination is not performable; and

guiding a route of the vehicle to a parking lot adjacent to the destination in response to determining that the parking at the destination is not performable.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle has the autonomous driving function, the method further comprising controlling the vehicle to travel to the appointment place along the reset guide route.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining that parking at the appointment place is not performable; and

controlling the vehicle to travel to a parking lot adjacent to the appointment place in response to determining that parking at the appointment place is not performable.

8 . A vehicle comprising:

a navigation system configured to guide a route to a destination;

a communicator configured to communicate with a server at a remote site and a mobile device; and

a controller configured to:

receive a schedule including an appointment time and an appointment place through the communicator;

select a guide route having the appointment place as the destination;

change the schedule or the guide route based on whether the appointment place is reachable within the appointment time, whether the appointment place is changeable, or a vehicle driving condition;

notify a change of the appointment time to appointment participants participating in an appointment of the schedule in response to an appointment participant being unable to arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time;

reset the guide route based on the vehicle driving condition in response to the appointment place not being changeable after notification of the change of the appointment time, wherein the vehicle driving condition comprises a driving difficulty of the guide route, a skill of a driver, whether or not the vehicle has an autonomous driving function, or whether the vehicle has a driving assistance function, wherein the guide route is reset based on the autonomous driving function in response to the skill of the driver being lower than a predetermined value and the vehicle having the autonomous driving function, and wherein the guide route is reset based on the driving difficulty of the guide route in response to the skill of the driver being lower than the predetermined value and the vehicle lacking the autonomous driving function; and

cause the vehicle to move to the appointment place along the guide route, wherein the vehicle is moved autonomously in response to the vehicle having the autonomous driving function and wherein the vehicle is moved under user control in response to the vehicle not having the autonomous driving function,

wherein when an additional appointment participant is within a pick-up range within the appointment time among the appointment participants, the controller is further configured to select a new guide route to pick up the additional appointment participant according to the skill of the driver and the driving difficulty of a currently set guide route, and update the currently set guide route to the new guide route for pick up,

wherein the skill of the driver is determined based on at least one of a plurality of criteria that comprises an elapsed time period since the driver obtained a driver's license, an accumulated driving distance of the vehicle for a certain period of time, whether the driver has an accident-free driving history, a number of accidents caused by the driver, and whether the driver has completed an education of driving school, and

wherein the driving difficulty of the guide route is evaluated based on at least one of a plurality of criteria that comprises a slope or curvature of the guide route, a number of intersections on the guide route, and a frequency of accidents on the guide route.

9 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to:

change the appointment place to an alternative destination in which the appointment participants are able to arrive within the appointment time in response to the appointment place being changeable after the notification of the change of the appointment time; and

reset the guide route using the changed appointment place as a new destination.

10 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to reset the guide route based on the driving difficulty of the guide route and the skill of the driver.

11 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to reset the guide route based on whether the vehicle has the autonomous driving function and whether the vehicle has the driving assistance function.

12 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to guide a route of the vehicle to a parking lot adjacent to the destination in response to parking at the destination not being performable.

13 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle driving condition comprises the driving difficulty of the guide route and the skill of the driver.

14 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle has the autonomous driving function and wherein the autonomous friving function of the vehicle is configured to control the vehicle to travel to the appointment place along the reset guide route.

15 . The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the autonomous driving function a is further configured to control the vehicle to travel to a parking lot adjacent to the appointment place in response to determining that parking at the appointment place is not performable.

16 . A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by a communicator on the vehicle, a schedule including an appointment time and an appointment place, the vehicle having an autonomous driving function;

selecting, by a navigation system on the vehicle or a user in the vehicle, a guide route having the appointment place as a destination;

changing, by a controller on the vehicle, the schedule or the guide route based on a vehicle driving condition, whether the appointment place is reachable within the appointment time, and whether the appointment place is changeable, wherein the vehicle driving condition comprises a driving difficulty of the guide route, wherein the driving difficulty of the guide route is evaluated based on at least one of a plurality of criteria that comprises a slope or curvature of the guide route, a number of intersections on the guide route, and a frequency of accidents on the guide route;

determining, by the controller, that a first appointment participant of a plurality of appointment participants participating in an appointment of the schedule is unable to arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time;

notifying, by the controller, the plurality of appointment participants of a change of the appointment time;

determining, by the controller, that the appointment place is not changeable after notifying the plurality of appointment participants of the change of the appointment time;

resetting, by the controller, the guide route based on the autonomous driving function in response to a skill of a driver being lower than a predetermined value;

selecting, by the controller, a new guide route to pick up a second appointment participant when the second appointment participant is within a pick-up range within the appointment time among the plurality of appointment participants;

updating, by the controller, a currently set guide route to the new guide route; and

autonomously moving the vehicle to the appointment place along the new guide route.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining that an appointment participant of the plurality of appointment participants participating in an appointment of the schedule is unable to arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time; and

notifying the plurality of appointment participants of a change of the appointment time.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining that the appointment place is changeable after notifying the plurality of appointment participants of the change of the appointment time;

changing the appointment place to an alternative destination at which the appointment participants are able to arrive within the appointment time; and

resetting the guide route using the changed appointment place as a new destination.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle has the autonomous driving function, the method further comprising controlling the vehicle to travel to the appointment place along the reset guide route.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

determining that parking at the appointment place is not performable; and

controlling the vehicle to travel to a parking lot adjacent to the appointment place in response to determining that parking at the appointment place is not performable.

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